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The Freshman Weight Gain Phenomenon: Does It Apply To Lebanese Students?

BACKGROUND: When transitioning from high school to university, students tend to gain weight. AIM: The study aimed to identify whether Lebanese students experience weight changes during the transition and to identify predisposing factors. METHODS: Eighty freshman students from four campuses in Lebano...

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Autores principales: Haidar, Suzan A., de Vries, Nanne K., Papandreou, Dimitrios, Rizk, Rana, Karavetian, Mirey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Republic of Macedonia 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6290428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30559891
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.431
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author Haidar, Suzan A.
de Vries, Nanne K.
Papandreou, Dimitrios
Rizk, Rana
Karavetian, Mirey
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description BACKGROUND: When transitioning from high school to university, students tend to gain weight. AIM: The study aimed to identify whether Lebanese students experience weight changes during the transition and to identify predisposing factors. METHODS: Eighty freshman students from four campuses in Lebanon were recruited in October 2015. Students were assessed anthropometrically and biochemically at two-time points, seven months apart. Students filled out questionnaires assessing demographic and lifestyle habits, physical activity levels, nutrition knowledge, sleep quality, and stress. RESULTS: The students gained approximately 4.19 lbs. (1.90 kg). There was a significant increase in waist circumference, blood glucose and triglyceride levels. There were no significant changes in HDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, knowledge score, stress level, physical activity, sleep and lifestyle habits. CONCLUSIONS: Lebanese students do gain weight during their first year of university enrollment. Future research is necessary to assess the reasons for weight gain and develop suitable prevention programs.
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spelling pubmed-62904282018-12-17 The Freshman Weight Gain Phenomenon: Does It Apply To Lebanese Students? Haidar, Suzan A. de Vries, Nanne K. Papandreou, Dimitrios Rizk, Rana Karavetian, Mirey Open Access Maced J Med Sci Public Health BACKGROUND: When transitioning from high school to university, students tend to gain weight. AIM: The study aimed to identify whether Lebanese students experience weight changes during the transition and to identify predisposing factors. METHODS: Eighty freshman students from four campuses in Lebanon were recruited in October 2015. Students were assessed anthropometrically and biochemically at two-time points, seven months apart. Students filled out questionnaires assessing demographic and lifestyle habits, physical activity levels, nutrition knowledge, sleep quality, and stress. RESULTS: The students gained approximately 4.19 lbs. (1.90 kg). There was a significant increase in waist circumference, blood glucose and triglyceride levels. There were no significant changes in HDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, knowledge score, stress level, physical activity, sleep and lifestyle habits. CONCLUSIONS: Lebanese students do gain weight during their first year of university enrollment. Future research is necessary to assess the reasons for weight gain and develop suitable prevention programs. Republic of Macedonia 2018-11-15 /pmc/articles/PMC6290428/ /pubmed/30559891 http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.431 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Suzan A. Haidar, Nanne de Vries, Dimitrios Papandreou, Rana Rizk, Mirey Karavetian. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/CC BY-NC/4.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
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Haidar, Suzan A.
de Vries, Nanne K.
Papandreou, Dimitrios
Rizk, Rana
Karavetian, Mirey
The Freshman Weight Gain Phenomenon: Does It Apply To Lebanese Students?
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title_full The Freshman Weight Gain Phenomenon: Does It Apply To Lebanese Students?
title_fullStr The Freshman Weight Gain Phenomenon: Does It Apply To Lebanese Students?
title_full_unstemmed The Freshman Weight Gain Phenomenon: Does It Apply To Lebanese Students?
title_short The Freshman Weight Gain Phenomenon: Does It Apply To Lebanese Students?
title_sort freshman weight gain phenomenon: does it apply to lebanese students?
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6290428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30559891
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.431
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